Letter to the editor: Taxes and fees for my Toyota show the public is being gouged

Posted 11/4/24

On the topic of Washington voter initiatives, here’s the taxes and fees breakdown on my 2018 Toyota Avalon hybrid sedan. My total license fee is $206.75.

Here’s the tax and fee …

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Letter to the editor: Taxes and fees for my Toyota show the public is being gouged

Posted

On the topic of Washington voter initiatives, here’s the taxes and fees breakdown on my 2018 Toyota Avalon hybrid sedan. My total license fee is $206.75.

Here’s the tax and fee information:

• $4.50 — registration

• $5.50 — title filing

• $4 — plate reflectivity

• $20 — plate replacement

• $30 — registration license*

- 50 cents — Department of Licensing service

- 25 cents — License plate technology

• $75 — Hybrid vehicle electrification*

• $25 — Vehicle weight



• $15 — Title service fee

• $8 — Registration fee

• $15 — Vehicle title application

• $4 — emergency service

Total: $206.75

* I understand the standard $30 and the extra 75-cent hybrid tax, but the $101.75 in taxes and fees, come on, this is called gouging the public.

Don’t forget the donations on top of the taxes and fees.

Think about taxes and fees and vote.

 

Gusty Fields

Centralia